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A vision that will make slums of what's left of our rural heritage PDF Print E-mail
These protesters aren't just Nimbies, but voters incredulous that Housing minister Caroline Flint is persisting with a scheme which has been condemned by architects, planners, builders, transport experts and local councillors – all in the name of fulfilling Gordon Brown's aim to build three million new homes by 2020.
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CPRE: Government should go back to the drawing board PDF Print E-mail

The CPRE has released a press release setting out its views on eco-towns.

" What will this programme deliver?  It appears increasingly to be about spin with very little substance. The creation of the eco-town Challenge Panel looks increasingly like a supreme example of spin-mongering."
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Ministers hit back at stars over eco-towns PDF Print E-mail
Amid growing concern that opinion on the schemes is being hijacked by famous local residents such as actors Judi Dench and John Nettles and the architect Richard Rogers, the government commissioned a poll by YouGov.
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Sustainable trend erodes rural goodwill PDF Print E-mail
Critics insist their anger is not a reflex resistance to new development. It rather reflects dismay that planning procedures, designed to ensure growth takes place only where there are jobs and infrastructure to support it, are being ignored in officials’ eagerness to get the scheme under way.
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Debate on new towns extended PDF Print E-mail
The first round of representations ends on Monday and Housing minister Caroline Flint will announce a further three months of public debate involving a series of roadshows at the 15 shortlisted sites to provide further information.
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